Concert Music

Hello 2^nd and 3^rd grade families,

I hope you are well during these unprecedented times. I have been thinking a lot about our 2^nd and 3^rd grade students who had been working very hard to prepare for their spring concert, which would have taken place on March 26^th. Since we will be unable to put on our concert performance in person this spring, I would like to assemble a virtual concert showcase on my class website. In this concert showcase, I will display videos of any students who would like to participate singing one or more of their concert songs. When the concert showcase goes live, students and families will be able to click on the concert videos that their peers have made, and enjoy listening to and watching their performances. This is a completely optional opportunity- no student or family are required to make videos for the showcase. I only wish to provide a platform for our amazing students to share what they’ve learned and practiced, and to feel celebrated for their wonderful work this year.

To create a video of your student singing their concert songs, I would recommend practicing and singing along with the concert music. The music and lyrics for every concert song can be found on our music class website. Each grade has their own grade level specific concert songs in addition to a few that we would’ve sung together, so please refer to your student’s grade level page when looking for their performance materials.

You could decide to record your student singing along with the practice track (my vocals included) or with the song accompaniment track (just background music/no other vocals included). You could also choose to play your own accompaniment, or sing a cappella, with no music in the background! Whatever you create is going to be fantastic.

Once your concert video is recorded, please send it to me via email (agriffin@rochester.k12.mi.us) in one of the following shareable formats:

-Vimeo video

-YouTube video

-Raw video file (mp4), which will then be uploaded as an unlisted YouTube video with link-only access (meaning only the people with the link can view the video)

If you end up with multiple video files because you’ve recorded many songs, I would be happy to compile them into one video for you- in that instance, please send each of the mp4 files to me via email.

My goal is to have the video concert showcase premiere live on our class website on Monday, May 4^th at 3pm. I will continue uploading concert performances to our class website as I receive them after May 4^th, but am hoping to have submissions collected by then. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at any time- I am here to help! I can’t wait to see what our community creates, and to watch the kiddos singing and performing again.

I hope you have a great week, and look forward to working on this project together!

Sincerely,

Ms. Annie Griffin

Mister Sun

Music to Sing Along to:

https://clyp.it/d1n3lcn2

Song Accompaniment:

https://clyp.it/qephh1w2

Motions to Move Along With (Choreography):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kPtj99Kty8&feature=youtu.be

Lyrics:

Oh Mister Sun, Sun

Mister Golden Sun,

Please shine down on me.

Oh Mister Sun, Sun

Mister Golden Sun,

Hiding behind a tree.

These little children are asking you,

Please come out so we can play with you,

Oh Mister Sun, Sun

Mister Golden Sun,

Please shine down on me!

(Whistle parts A and B, then repeat!)

Ms. Griffin's Favorite Music Albums

Here are some of my favorite music albums for young students. They are accessible through Spotify for free- just click the link to listen!